What affects our personal happiness?

At first glance, people living in smaller, less populated settings appeared happier. On average, respondents in Ontario and British Columbia reported slightly lower rates of happiness, while those in other provinces answered more positively than the national average. People in larger cities like Toronto and Vancouver were less likely than the national average to report being happy. But most of these place-based differentials disappeared with deeper statistical analysis and several facts have been identified to consistently affect individuals’ happiness.